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Show defers Giltan's .satToStaU Beard ny concerning the ra- orcfiard atOremuetill ritten to County At- . county . assw. wu ,m nr. Balltt for a legal i. matter In previous 'letter follower j' ( October 7, 19S0. run.:. - 1 rwt-.. QUI la ntai regarding the C- reduction received. i yo crlUcUe mo for ask -ttirt opialoii from -you. iaembtfttTerfclWMki ., o oo concerning una Men time you. told me U4 to keep pot or the t re folac to keep out tad wwv sa"s w with It Not being" aatla- iTUlT ; answer,,, wnica flrallf, I decided to pot j, giving you the MB bia cti with the expectation county storney would ad- what itepe.I could take i assessment returned to niottlon I had Tiplaced nperty. "xx'? ; ay procedure Is unusual, , you will agree with me. f that this cue. u a Tory lb feet. In my ten years' hn. j suetsor, I do not re- Vmmmtestoner eror bw- ' lowered the valuation of 'petty without consulting at yniitlonera, or. tha it sy of his depuUes. . The ! $3000 Mr. GilralaogUTe I li almost aa larga again I br anyone elaa thia year, kaent being ao unfair k' ! taxpayers of the county. , k i fully Justified In aaUnf m f'ruot. . , jrtber state that It 'was ' li when It had coma to ' I that the matter of Mr. i k a( this reduction had be jj r less pubUc, and that p j was making the claim W county that :I . Lad JT !that I determined that ml j 1 i ia4 proper that th puh a, 'ow the truth about the foasequently 'mylJIeUer k .Mkx it it la a Uck of S'. I let the publW know t place in the .county roilty, and you ' may t of It I hara triad to )lle faithfully :for 2 tan ,oa no matter how high lt going to make a ief ma and keep ' ma )U doing 1JL '-a making thle request - f i "looked the tact that you r chairman of the Dam charged with the duty jur ticket and defending l Since you hara made motiTe so prominent In 1 think I may be par-that par-that I am somewhat know whether you ara 'pinion as county attor-ith attor-ith protecting the peo-or peo-or as chairman of the rty of this county..; Wa assailed my atata-l atata-l draw your attention m the reduction made .was miUfrti lasseasmenta In JjM, pfleld. Alpine, -High-? fork, Pleasant OroTa .surict. Thia Ulstrtct Pf Mr, OiUman. The ? nt to all the tax- mnly Including youra ne was the date aet . ."uoiment of- assaaa. les in Orem, Ptoto, ta to be equalized on 1 listed In Commission itrct; and according to Practice of the board, of Mr. Smoot to Toe Oillman proper- w Orem. and In Mr. t.and should hare been Wm, and not by Mr. f that you could hare ? had you card to wy invesUgation. The ot the dividing line UHlmau'a and f The north Knnn. . is the dividing pueraoly north of the AMERICAN IXirrZ'lX:' tlOn. ; : - u-ua, nowever, that Mr.l.T' V7 r.i.-. Gillmao, after the mattar ht k- pubuo and aaer i had iaikd to Mr.l Statement Oa Tax Eedu whita and; Ur. Emoot about it, aw lion On LlndonhBrrt nrr-, V 1 nnag ma matter Defora tha i other commlaaionera on the 17th. day ot September when they vera ' power lean to act, and they went to the GUI-man GUI-man property, where Mr. CUllman an- deaToradlustlfy'Wa'ao lng tha ISOOO reduction. 'Yw further tato. that tha adjust ment made by Mr. Gillman on June or mis year, waa legal and regular; then in your closing paragraph you that jtia. mUaK,of adjustment tor thia particularly property If atin held with th .county commlaaionera, to be acted, upon by, tba board of equalization ' "aometlmer tn the futuer. "TO!.UII WnWUIIODRft MTU MNsa. rened. by the state board. If It wag right lor Mr. GQlman to make a reduction of . 13000 on his fruit farm onJuna 1, wlthoui ' conaultlng the ' other commllonr v. county aaaeasor, why should ha brine th matter to the attention of the other commlsioner on fieptamber 17, ana ask that his asaessment be ad- Jufed againf Also, why should thera ba any necesalty of the boardactlM upon; thia reduction when and If it ahould be reconvened soma time In tha future, U It waa . regular lawful ad .aquiubla when dona on June 1 1J30? - - ; . The," truth of tha matter la, Mr. BalllX; that tha reduction made by Mrr Gillman ''JiInMeiC1ar'into tha t5 records of Utah county, as navmg eeen reduced on June 1 1930, and out of Its regular, order, according to tha statement on tha valuation notice. The records at tha County treasurer, show the tax on this property la figured ' on the reduced valuation, and that tha tax noUca h igbne out to Mr. Gillman;; and as far aa tha county la concerned, tha reduction stands, and the matter closed and. Mr. Gillman can come In any time, and pay his tax. on tha property at the reduced valuation. In .this connection I call your at tentlon to section 5974 of tha laws of Mr.-WTank Gala ford, Editor " ; American Fork ClUse - - ' American Pork, Utah ; " j bare watched tha corresponoV anca between Mr. Hawkins and Mir Balllf with ..reference to the aasesa- ment on (ha indon Hurst orchard. naa raacnea "point rhmrn seems that I ahould not keep silent iOBWrt -:r;! T"i -TT; uur . aeu-rightaous Assessor is getting very, much 'worked, up over this assessment, all at onc an aa aeasment that waa adjusted la June ana positively wttB tha knowledge and consent of tha Aaseasor klmaalt V The adjustment was made la tha Regular and customary; way. the Assessor to tba -contrary notwtth-standing, notwtth-standing, and It want . through with other adjustments at the appointed tlm and was published In the dally papers at' that time. : . It seems strange , that Mr. . Haw Was, m. hit seal to -protect the County- against ma, dW not,hea ta read of tha proceedings of the Board of Equalisation la Uuna lit "which this very adjustment was reported did not become concerned' about it then and ask for a reconsideration ot tha matte vli; la his Judgment, It snouia be reconsidered hefora tha the values and ' adjust them as la their Judgment ahould ba proper, If Indeed It should develop ' that the valuation, placed uponf - the property was not right ;v-i-k f i ;4 - Mr. ' Hawkn ; was' preaent, ? and knows! that to ba trua, and atUl he la trying hard to make It appear that It la too late for us to do anything about it a.fter June loth and quotea the law In aupport of hia statement, at the same time he knows that every year since be has' been assessor, tha State Board of Equalisation has reconvened tha County Board a few days before the delinquent data tor paying taxea, for tha express purpose of adjusting valuations that need attention after June 20th, and there has been no'ex-eeptioa no'ex-eeptioa to thia rule; and Mr.awkina kbows weu mat we havs acorea and scores of other notla o,r valuation' to be adjusted and abated, and tha only escuse be has foK trying to mislead tha public, Is pbllUcaL ,' Any ciusan or taxpayer who will study this proposition will know real ly, how hard Mr. Hawkins has triad to mislead tha pubUo la thia mattar. Tha very idea of taking tha matter up with the etata Board of Equalisation. Ha knowa that If thia matter Was acted upon without authority that there has been no adjusment made, and if It was acted upon ' with ; authority, then the State Board, upon request win reconvene tha local board -. and any adjustments that are peeded and MODS m hn K -tnnihj jl 1" . V, III.MBf Will , UN,. 9wkIni4kaowa..that-that-'-lsi:--tha' books wersf closed. I would Judge .from bis last letter program of the board this Terr com- that ta would like me to rush in and i lng November. Nobody ; knows this I w .. . . t you ma,, nut Mr. !7 matter of adjust- 7 county commission- that he was the . -wcuce is not rN Commissioners rts aitentlon to the llhy 1-oth declared f aothlno. .t . whlci reads aa followa: -The board of county commission ers Is tha county board of equalization and must meet on the first day of June In each year to examine tha assessment as-sessment books and equalize the aa- sesment of property . In the county. U most continue tn session for that purpose from Ume to time until the business of. equalising' 1 disposed, of Bb7T, NOT LATER THAN TP iOTH It Is hardly necessary to add In view: of thia section that Mr. Gill-man's Gill-man's action in September after the matter had been disposed of, as the law stated, it waa dona ior tha pur poso'of trying justify what, he had already done on June S. Notwithstanding what you . may think of my motives, I Insist that this taxpayer shaft not recelvf ahf isnaua advantage over other taxpayers of tha county. This is the matter I am prlnclpaUp interested In. I am not a candidate for office and I am not an officer in any political party. In view of what 1 have stated with regard to the facts In the case, I am sura you cannot blama ma for not being satisfied with your opinion, J still think that tha way this reduction waa brought about waa a violation of lawrandthat tha adjustment was wholly Illegal and Inequitable, the real question, how to get this assessment restored," you did not answer. . I am, therefore, ending a copy ot my first letter to you, and your answer the stale board of bqualisalon, re- queslng that a thorough lnveatigatlon. be made of this transaction, so that f ull" justice may be done, no matter who It exonerates or who it hurts. In conclusion I once more 'state, that my first letter to you contained a true statement of the facts, concerning concern-ing his tax reduction, as shown by tha county records. So far as I am concerned con-cerned I am through with the matter, except to co-operate with the proper officials, should I be requested to do so. Sincerely yours, C. E. HAWKINS, County asessor. o Alcehal Long la Uaa Aleehol has been known from time Immemorial, but it was not until 1808 that Its composition was determined. The word "alcohol" is of Arabic origin and bteraliy translated means "powder for painting the eyebrows." It was prepared pre-pared by the distillation of fermented materials, during the Middle ages. Anhydrous alcohol was first prepared by Lavoisier, a French chemist In 1700, and ' its composition was first determined by Solssume In WA. pay these taxes before tha Board has a chance to reconsider them, as I have requested done la Tiew of tha question raised. ; : ; Mr. Hawkins waa present when I handed the entire matter over to Mr. Smoot, Mr, White and himself to adjust and b knowa that the Com- mlisloners Intend to consider, and if proper, make further adjustments of this assessment Just aa soon as they are reconvened, which, as he knows will no doubt ba done some time In November.-"- - peer, to be irregular and make ITap- pear that I am In a frame of mind to resist 'further adjustment at this time? There is only one answer to this 4. e., he Is misrepresenting many of the facts In connection wtth this assessment, and timing hia efforts ef-forts in such fashion, and manner for pol&lcal purposes only. Why should this matter have dragged on since Junefive months nowbefore getting- ail V' stirred top over ltt Ha says ha brought - the matter to the Board's attention and protested the " adjustment such Is not true. He positively has not appeared ap-peared before tha Board to this day regarding this assessment, and" tha Commissioners will bear me out? in this statement He asked Mr. Smoot and Mr. White, separate! aot Jolnt- JyJt they inew -aaythlng abant lt,' but did not protest the assessment, neither did he ask ma about It and tha principal reason Is that ha knew all about It himself, as we bid an better than Mr " Hawkins. Since June 20th, taxpayers have bean bring ing ; their valuation notices Into the Commission and the Assessor iof attention at-tention in November; and I requested the. board and the assessor to handle this 'assessment at that time. Remember, Re-member, I am the one that Insisted Upon1 this reconsideration, not Mr. Hawkins as ha would lead you to believe, be-lieve, and this happened weeks before his "letter was addressed to Mr.- Balllf.: . . . ,.. fUr.land Mr. Hawkins agreed t& andlf It Is noC Mr; Hawkins "should have known this last June and I re peat he did know, and If In good faith In this matter, should have brought it PATUKDAT, OVrMTSEm, 1030- - ! STAY All mr, tec i i".' i ,, PimBURGH PLEADS FOR CARE FULN Ct$ ; ; This wrecked auto, perched on a pedestal oa a main thoroughfare , tn Pittsburgh, p, is conspicuous so that' all tha motorists may see It It has twenty crosses on It, one for each child killed la tha streets , of Pittsburgh during the year,. , ''--", . j i ... "George Durriell for Sheriff Tour sheriff should be a man of ex perience, should be honest, feerless and of good Judgment and calm tern- perament.;. ",.'72-S "-T .... -t,Z , George Durnell Is just tha man. . EXPERIENCE City Marsha of Heber City, Sheriff of Wasatch County for two terms. Peace Officer of' Provo City for eight to the attention of the board and not years. waited until on the eve of the -alee- HONEST The assessment was made this rear public thera has never bn a. nnr as hag been made tor years past by of suspicion pointed at George Pur "fl'l? 01 J,ent 'O'ovj-V -oad 'ttjaalL-V '-je-cornea ithln the territory that' has j i iii4ii man of "splandld luag neen assigned to me, and regardless menL fearlaaa and annar. Oua who understanding about this asseasmentpf nT Question until ha began the and agreed upon it before any change was made. ' " The matter waa evidently talked around among Mr. Hawkins friends tor a long time before it reached me upon the streets. If Mr. Hawkins had been in good faith In this matter, and had tha least sign of fairness In his system, he .would., have called upon mo, tt,.once,.when, and If in his Judgment, 'fas. found anything out of proportion, or Irregular about this hold, the matter In the back ground. OX Mr. Hawkins' statement to - the contrary, the Board of Commissioners regard tha Provo Canyon road the dividing Una between the central ana northern districts In Utah County, ana nava done so for a number of years. - j-;--. .v ...... ...... Let ma point out expliclty that the matter of this 'reduction was taken up with r. Hawkins at tha time thrr adjustment -was made, and In con-aldering con-aldering tha amount of waste land In the larger tract, was agreed to by him. u eing tnua regular, ( did not know circulation of reports against mav and denying the fact, that be knows to be a fact, that he had approved the adjustment As soon sal heard theae reports, and became aware ". pf his duplicity, I Immediately, brought, the matter to the attenti'onof the board for their tudy and adjustment f I hare a great many very fine Re publican friends In this county, after InVestl wtlng7 tbat! have expressed their disgust with such methods as j , i. . . . i I w, buu i ,wui io express my appreci- would, rather council tha young to respect tha law and abide by the law, than to allow violation of law tor the glory of arresting and prosecuting. Merit, ' hlgh-mlndednesa and goof dtixenahlp should ba rewarded. .' . . Elect GEORGB DURNELL. i " (Poltlcal Advertisement) ' OU Eaglltb Rallraad ' t , Electrification , of the 8wansea J Mumbles railway, the oldest Une in the world, baa been completed; '. Tba Swansea st Mumbles . was opened. In 1807, and for xh first 70 year wu operated by horses. Steam locomottret- began to run In 1877. London Times, . '"' . 0 ' i , " t ylafaat.laiaglaacloa " Little Muriel was gaalng front her ' bedroom window up into the sky and asking mother Innumerable questions about the heavens. Suddenly a shoot lng star flushed serves the Armament.-. With a gasp of astonishment Muriel turned round and exclaimed, "Oh, t Uummy, look ! God"s striking matches 1 ' Farertry ia Earapa , - . france took up forestry only when tha destruction of most of her forests-was forests-was followed by heavy floods and tha wnablng . swayjoiharhlMdea. Need . Ifw wood, atya the American Tree as- aodaOan, first canted -the Germans to-think to-think of forestry, for there, where win- -tera ara long and severe, fuel wood la sUnoat as much a Becesslty as food It ' Self"' . r-f - - - .-: ' w 1 t ' ' Pepalar Aiaga 7 V " 'm"" " Tha adagt about the pot carucg tha kettle black Is found la many tongues. A Spanish adapUtlon 1st "Said tha jackdaw to the crow: Get away, nig- -ger," while la Italy 'one hears t "Tba . pan iaye to the kettle t Get away leat you stain me. The shovel scoSs at, tho poker." Js ltht wiy the French put it Hindu! 4uot I "The colander, said to tha needle: Get away, you bate a bole ia you.'" 1 ; a WJITED-A GOOD HEfiJHY CAT; PaMy'srWhUkers" The larga hairs on either side of a cat's nose are feelers. Technically they ere known aa "vtabrtssae." Their roots are provided delicate nerve ending- of touch, thus enabling the animal ani-mal to find It way with ease through dark, narrow pnKMigoa Mend out and take photos of the tion to' them for . their expressions orchard, and pholo-statfo copies ofj tha yamsu nouca,:: injuring my good name and for tha purpose of embarrassing ma before tha people on tha eta of an election and while he la doing this he knows In his heart that he is stooping to the worst kind of misrepresentation in his effort to maka it -appear that! I am trying to resist a fair assesa-j ment of my property. Only a year ago he was praising me for my stand on the matter of assessment of my personal property, and he knows my attitude today is to meet the matter of taxea squarely so far aa my own property Is concerned. Mr. Hawkins says he protested this reducton to the Board of County Commissioners. I want to repeat most emphatically that that Is not true. To this day ha baa not appeared appear-ed before the board to protest this reduction, in fact he has not even been in to dlscua the matter with, the board. The fact of the matter is as soon as I beard of Mr. Hawkins' program, as was being talked upon tha streets, I called the board of commissioners together to-gether and asked Mr. Hawkins to Join us In a trip to the farm. Then and there, after showing the property to the board and Mr.- Hawkins. I turned the matter over to them and requested them to make a study of of confidence. f .'ReepectfEJlyy'-. . J. W. GILLMAN.' ' 0 -. Republican Leaders Tour County Saturday State Republican leaders and candidates can-didates visited cities In Utah county last Saturday on a tour of this district dis-trict J. Rueben Clark, Judge Loof-bourow Loof-bourow and Judge Ephraim Hanson and others were in the party. Their first stop waa In Let! at 3 o'clock. A large group of citizens and local Republican leaders met together In the Memorial building and heard the speakers deliver current and Interesting In-teresting talks. A big Republican rally will be held LSaturday evening, November 1, at the Royal Theatre In connection with j regular picture, program. Eminent! speakers wUl be there and deliver some interesting lectures. All cltliens ' L IP UALLY IT - f-- 'sf'V.-sl itlPMexHOajT are invited and requested to attendance, o be in spHii . " nJ " .J:- FOB ONE WEEK LONGER "WE ARE CLEANING AND' PRESSING : v ' Bible "Always B..t S.ll.r" In the last. 80 years 237,000,000 Bibles have been aold by the British and Foreign Bible society, according to Its report The Bibles have been distributed throughout the world, and the Good Book Is still the best seller In all leading countries. MEN'S SUITS MEN'S OVERCOATS LADIES' LIGHT COATS LADIES' WINTER COATS- FOR 75 c $1.00 Ellison Cleaning Co. Phone 132 American Fork U Phone We'll Call -4 I. ui me reuue- |